Chapter 236: The Date

After exchanging greetings, the Sand Snake girls tactfully excused themselves. They were all close friends of Arianne, and although the relationship between Prince Doran and his daughter Arianne was not harmonious, he was still somewhat worried about sending his daughter across the sea.

So, he sent Oberyn's three older daughters from Dorne to accompany Arianne, so she wouldn't be too lonely. Coincidentally, this also brought these unruly girls to their irresponsible father, Oberyn, for some discipline.

As the Sand Snake girls left, the youngest, Tyene, who appeared to be only fourteen or fifteen, once again gave Viserys a sweet smile and gently bit her red lip. Her fingers slowly lifted her skirt and slid up her thigh...

However, this time her sneaky actions were noticed by the eldest Sand Snake, Obara. The tall woman's face immediately darkened.

But she didn't react directly, fearing Arianne would notice. Ignoring Tyene's protests, she roughly grabbed her sister's shoulder and carried her away.

"Harlot!"

Obara scolded Tyene in a low voice after they had walked away.

However, Arianne, lacking Viserys' acute senses, did not hear this.

Viserys and Arianne watched the Sand Snakes leave, then the young king's gaze returned to the exotic girl before him.

"Princess, what were you discussing just now?"

Viserys asked, making an inviting gesture.

"We were discussing the flowers in the garden."

Arianne walked beside Viserys, and they strolled and chatted in the garden.

"The flowers in the palace are beautiful, but most of them have withered. However, the flowers of Dorne will never fade."

"Oh?"

Viserys, hearing Arianne's words, glanced at the wilted flowers in the garden.

He usually didn't have time to stroll in the garden and only noticed after Arianne's reminder. He then shook his head slightly.

"Winter has come."

"Sunspear is near the Summer Sea, naturally enjoying the good weather of the four seasons, which is enviable."

When winter comes to Westeros, Dorne's warm climate is envied. However, when Westeros enters the long summer, Dorne has problems with heat and drought.

Therefore, compared to the other six kingdoms, the people of Dorne actually look forward to the arrival of winter, at least it can lower the temperature a bit.

Hearing Viserys' praise, Arianne's lips curled up slightly, but she was still modest and just smiled.

"But..."

Viserys' words took a slight turn, and he looked up and down at Arianne's attire.

"Dorne may be warm, but Pentos is not a season suitable for wearing thin clothes, Princess."

He noticed that Arianne's attire seemed a bit thin.

Although the winter temperature in Pentos is not very low, it seemed unreasonable for Arianne to still be wearing thin clothes.

"Your Majesty can call me Arianne."

However, the girl, perhaps in her youthful and energetic period, was full of warmth and didn't care about the cold that Viserys mentioned.

"Alright, Princess Arianne."

Viserys nodded slightly.

Hearing Viserys' address, Arianne pouted slightly, then pretended to be displeased.

"Your Majesty can remove the 'princess' title, it seems silly to call myself a princess in front of the king of the Seven Kingdoms."

Arianne's mind was very sharp, she was probing what Viserys wanted to hear in their initial conversation, such as calling him

'the king of the Seven Kingdoms'.

She thought that as the exiled king of the Targaryens, Viserys must have a deep obsession with the Iron Throne.

However, Viserys only chuckled at her cleverness and casual flattery, then spoke.

"So... Arianne, did Prince Doran send you here with any special instructions?"

As the princess of Dorne visiting Pentos, Viserys naturally couldn't neglect her. After all, Dorne is currently the most staunch ally of the Targaryens, almost impossible to betray him.

Their alliance is gradually becoming unbreakable.

He and Arianne Martell had been making small talk for a while, and now it was finally time to get to the point. Viserys asked directly.

He knew that a man as thoughtful as Prince Doran wouldn't send his daughter here without a purpose.

And Prince Doran loved to write letters. Over the years, Prince Doran had sent Viserys more than a dozen letters. This time, his daughter's arrival must also bring a letter from Prince Doran himself.

Many things would be troublesome to discuss with Arianne, he just needed to read Prince Doran's letter himself.

After all, although Arianne is Prince Doran's daughter, she doesn't have the power to make decisions for him, and this girl is clearly not a simple person, with a strong sense of initiative.

However, when Arianne heard Viserys' words, her face clearly showed displeasure.

And this time, she was genuinely a bit unhappy.

"Hmph."

Arianne huffed, pouted, and stared at Viserys with her black eyes.

"Prince Doran, Prince Doran, why is it always about my father and never about me in everyone's mouth?"

Just as Viserys had judged, although Arianne was only fifteen, she had great ambition.

Due to the influence of Rhoynar culture, some of Dorne's systems were different from the other six kingdoms of Westeros, such as gender equality.

In Dorne, lovers and mistresses are not serious moral issues.

Therefore, Oberyn didn't mind saying that he wanted his daughter to be Viserys' mistress, and it would be even better if she could bear a child.

And on the issue of inheritance, Dorne practices that daughters also have the right to inherit.

Therefore, Arianne is ahead of her brother Quentyn Martell in the line of succession to Sunspear.

Over the years, Prince Doran has been insistent on sending Arianne away as soon as possible, using various means to persuade Viserys to agree to the marriage proposal, considering this aspect.

The girl is a bit willful, perhaps in her rebellious period.

She complained about why everyone only saw her father and not her, but she didn't realize that the attention she received now, even the marriage proposal with Viserys, was all because of her father's influence.

But although Arianne was a bit angry, she still tried to maintain a good impression in front of Viserys, so she pouted and then turned her anger into coquetry.

"You can call me Arianne, then can I call you Viserys?"

Once, Viserys had received royal etiquette training, which included how to interact with ladies and win their hearts.

But at this moment, Viserys just shook his head and smiled.

In his eyes, Arianne was just a slightly cunning but immature girl.

"Sure."

Viserys nodded.

"Hmph."

When Arianne heard Viserys agree, her eyes seemed to curve as if she wanted to laugh, but she still restrained herself and huffed again.

Then, somewhat reluctantly, she took a letter from her bosom and handed it to him.